embroidered textile
Summary
Loosely woven towel in fine white linen with reversible embroidery in brown, green, yellow, blue, beige, and pink silks and silver thread with a core of pale yellow and cream silk alternatively. Symmetrically arranged pattern of five large floral motifs in a pot with small running floral border below. Edges partly joined with stitches at border.
Object Name
embroidered textile
Date Created
1850-1900
Dimensions
size: 103.5cm x 32.4cm
accession number
1938.516
Collection Group
Place of creation
Turkey
Medium
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